By Coco Clayman-Cook
Greening your wardrobe is not about making sure that you have a stylish green cashmere sweater for St. Patrick's Day Celebrations. It's about making choices when you are shopping that have long reaching effects for our planet.
The next time you throw on a tee shirt, stop and think about this quote from our friends over at "Go Green for Life"
"Cotton is the most intensively sprayed crop in the world accounting
for more than 10% of the pesticides and almost 23% of the
insecticides used worldwide. It requires about a third of a pound
or 150 grams of agricultural chemicals to grow enough cotton
for just one t-shirt.
We don't need to worry about pesticide residues in cotton clothing.
Processing from field to finished garment eliminates them however
the EPA has found that pesticides such as cyfluthrin and
norflurazon from cotton fields can contaminate ground and well
water, potentially exposing us along with the birds and fishes to
carcinogenic and endocrine disrupting chemicals."
Organic cotton products are widely available now. Take the time when you are shopping to note whether you are buying organic and environmentally sustainable clothing. It makes a difference!
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